A mother sow nurses her piglets in a confined animal feeding operation, or CAFO. (Source: Wikimedia Commons.)

The British paper The Guardian suggests the origin of the new swine flu in Mexico may be traceable to a four-year-old boy in Veracruz as its first victim. A Mexican affiliate of the Smithfield factory farm is about 12 […]

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Tom Philpott, writing for Grist, reports that the outbreak of this dangerous new swine flu appears to have come from a factory farm in Vera Cruz, Mexico, run by Smithfield Foods, the “world’s largest pork packer and hog producer.” According to the article, the farm is run by a Smithfield Mexican subsidiary called Granjas Carrol, […]

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Click here to pet, feed, milk or sing to the happy cow

Blogger Owen Morris of The Pitch in Kansas City praises Gov. Kathleen Sibelius for vetoing a bill that would have confused labeling milk as being free of growth hormones. The industrial dairy folks wanted to mandate that any such label would also say that […]

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Supporting sustainable farming practices is an international challenge. Seeds of Change, long known for its commitment to organic and sustainable practices, is now introducing Seeds of Change Chocolate, an enterprise that promotes the sustainable and organic growing of cocoa in Brazil. Click here to learn how Seeds of Change is promoting practices that help protect […]

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The Founding Farmers restaurant in Washington, DC is the first casual restaurant in the United States to be awarded the prestigious LEED certification. This certification from the U.S. Green Buildings Council means that the restaurant adheres to the these standards:

Energy Star Appliances for over 80% of all eligible appliances (by rated power). These include […]

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That’s a question that has plagued me for years. How many tomato plants? How many feet of beans?
Click here to download a PDF of the Vegetable Planting Guide from University of Virginia Extension. (Just remember to adjust the planting dates for your area.)
The truly cool thing about the guide is that it not only tells […]

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The Veggie Trader website

Harvest arrives and pretty soon you wonder why you planted enough zucchini to feed the neighborhood — and now you can! Veggie Trader is a new website that lets you sell, barter or give away your extra veggies to other member who live nearby. The free registration also lets you develop networks […]

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